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50%;object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Michala Garrison<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 7, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Under image content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-row title-row padding-x-2 desktop:padding-x-0 padding-top-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 button-row margin-bottom-3 tablet:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Update onClick handlers --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Curtain view\" class=\"comparison-view curtain-view-button comparison-view-active padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\">Curtain<\/button><button aria-label=\"Toggle view\" class=\"comparison-view toggle-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\">Toggle<\/button><button aria-label=\"Two-Up view\" class=\"comparison-view two-up-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\">2-Up<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Image detail area -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back-to-back extreme rain events inundated the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest in late October and early November 2026. The storms <a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/data\/narrativepdf\/20261103_nar_usdm.pdf#page=2.73\" rel=\"noopener\">alleviated short-term drought<\/a> conditions in the Southwest but caused river levels to spike to record or near-record levels in places, triggering damaging floods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One effect of the heavy rains detected by satellites was the rapid rise of water levels in Navajo Reservoir. The change is visible in the images above, acquired on September 20 (left) and November 7 (right) with the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/oli\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OLI<\/a> (Operational Land Imager) on <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-9\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 9<\/a>. In that time, the lake in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado rose by nearly 60 feet (18 meters), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/water.usace.army.mil\/overview\/spa\/locations\/navajo\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Note that the Bureau of Reclamation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usbr.gov\/uc\/wcao\/water\/rsvrs\/notice\/nav_rel.html\" rel=\"noopener\">decreased releases<\/a> from Navajo Dam on September 16 and 17.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On November 7, the reservoir stood at its highest level since August 2019 and at <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.wwdh.internetofwater.app\/\" rel=\"noopener\">108 percent<\/a> of the average capacity for that date. That contrasts with September 20, when it held just 60 percent of its average capacity. Due to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/the-west-faces-snow-drought\/\" rel=\"noopener\">snow drought<\/a> across the West in winter 2025-26, the lake saw relatively little growth in the spring, when snowmelt often raises water levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The San Juan, Piedra, and other rivers swelled with <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/runoff\/\" rel=\"noopener\">runoff<\/a> amid the wet weather. Pagosa Springs, Colorado, a town along the San Juan River about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of the lake, was especially hard-hit by flooding. In the first round of rain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/storm_summaries\/storm20\/stormsum_4.html\" rel=\"noopener\">5.05 inches<\/a> (12.8 centimeters) fell in the town, and on October 23 the river reached <a href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\/gauges\/PSPC2#hg=official\" rel=\"noopener\">major flood stage<\/a>. After more rain, the river spiked again on November 1, this time nearly to the record level set in 1911 during a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagosamuseum.org\/flood-of-1911\/\" rel=\"noopener\">devastating flood<\/a>. Officials issued evacuation orders, and responders rescued dozens of people, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arizona-pagosa-springs-colorado-sedona-southwest-flooding-ee6777f8b21234d2243998b66294b92b\" rel=\"noopener\">news reports<\/a>, while water inundated streets and damaged property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cw3e.ucsd.edu\/cw3e-event-summary-21-23-october-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Heavy rain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/nfdscc1.html\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> have been widespread across southwest Colorado, southeast Utah, northern Arizona, and northwest New Mexico in recent weeks. From early September through early November, precipitation totals were 2 to 4 times the average throughout the Four Corners region\u2014an area beset by <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/the-drying-us-west-147655\/\" rel=\"noopener\">long-term drought<\/a> that was exacerbated by snow drought and high temperatures in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the downpours posed hazards to communities along many rivers, they did provide drought relief throughout the region. Weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/About\/WhatistheUSDM.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Drought Monitor<\/a> maps, derived from a suite of satellite data products and ground-based observations, have <a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/Maps\/CompareTwoWeeks.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">indicated improvements<\/a> to drought conditions due to the fall storms. The group\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/Summary.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3 summary<\/a> noted that \u201cshort-term drought has ended for the Southwest and Great Basin,\u201d although long-term drought persists in places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wet weather in the Southwest is <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.climas.arizona.edu\/content\/how-does-enso-affect-sw-weather-patterns.html\" rel=\"noopener\">often associated<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/explore\/el-nino\/\" rel=\"noopener\">El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> events, when the segment of the jet stream flowing eastward near the equatorial Pacific tends to strengthen. Experts noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherwest.com\/archives\/44160\" rel=\"noopener\">low-pressure system<\/a> delivering the heavy rainfall in autumn 2026 was at a low latitude for the time of year and drew energy from unusually high ocean temperatures. El Ni\u00f1o patterns\u2014like the one <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/el-nino-then-and-now\/\" rel=\"noopener\">currently underway<\/a>\u2014can increase the likelihood of moisture-laden storms being steered across the Southwest interior.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/earthexplorer.usgs.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>U.S. Geological Survey<\/em><\/a><em>. 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Accessed November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (2026, October 28) <a href=\"https:\/\/cw3e.ucsd.edu\/cw3e-event-summary-21-23-october-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">CW3E Event Summary: 21-23 October 2026<\/a>. Accessed November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Gazette<\/em> (2026, October 24) <a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/2026\/10\/24\/pagosa-springs-experiencing-once-a-century-flooding\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pagosa Springs experiencing once-a-century flooding<\/a>. Accessed November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>NOAA National Water Prediction Service (2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">River Gauge Observations &#038; Forecasts<\/a>. Accessed November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2026) <a href=\"https:\/\/water.usace.army.mil\/overview\/spa\/locations\/navajo\" rel=\"noopener\">Navajo Reservoir<\/a>. Accessed November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Drought Monitor (2026, November 5) <a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/CurrentMap\/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?West\" rel=\"noopener\">West<\/a>. Accessed November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Weather West (2026, October 30) <a href=\"https:\/\/weatherwest.com\/archives\/44160\" rel=\"noopener\">As unusual low-latitude storm approaches SoCal and threatens serious Four Corners flood risk once again, record-warm and record-high ocean conditions persist along CA coast amid still-strengthening El Ni\u00f1o<\/a>. 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